Marinelli, Nutt could join Cowboys' staff

Updated 11:33 pm, Thursday, January 17, 2013

Former Arkansas and Mississippi football coach Houston Nutt could be joining the Dallas Cowboys staff.

Former Arkansas and Mississippi football coach Houston Nutt could be joining the Dallas Cowboys staff.

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The Dallas Cowboys are eyeing two high-profile additions to their coaching staff: former Detroit coach Rod Marinelli to oversee the defensive line, and former Arkansas and Mississippi coach Houston Nutt for a job on the offensive side of the ball, according to Internet reports that surfaced Thursday.

According to FoxSportsSouthwest.com, Nutt could wind up coaching either running backs or tight ends. The Cowboys fired running backs coach Skip Peete last week and tight ends coach John Garrett is reportedly in the running to fill Delaware's head-coaching vacancy.

Marinelli was 10-38 guiding the Lions from 2006-08, including an 0-16 season in 2008. He spent the past four seasons as Chicago's defensive coordinator.

Marinelli has close ties to newly hired Cowboys defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin. Under Kiffin, Marinelli coached the defensive line at Tampa Bay from 1996-2005.

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